Happy New Tiger

Happy New Tiger

by Cecilia Jorge Photos
by Manuel Cardoso

It’s almost impossible not to feel the ambience, the bustling, as the festivity approaches.
A year that has a Tiger for patron – the third among the twelve animals that legend say answered Buddha’s call and were awarded with a year to rule upon in the Lunar calendar. The year takes on the whims of the patron… For eyes that grew used to the passing of the seasons, year after year, trailing the festivals, small things do signal that another Spring festival is nearby, following a long and cold Winter.
It all starts with the general urge to renew. Residents rush to get rid  [...]

Do You Know Macau? Economic Pillars of Macau: Spice Trade

by Diamantina Coimbra, Institute For Tourism Studies

Spice trade is a commercial activity which involves buying and selling of spices, incense, herbs and drugs. The origin of this kind of trade can be traced back to the ancient times. During the medieval period, spice trading was controlled by the Muslims but with the discovery of the sea route to India, the trading picture started to change and European dominance started to develop. Due to the participation of the Portuguese in this business, Macau also became involved in the by Diamantina Coimbra, Institute For Tourism Studies trade, especially in products such as pepper and sandalwood.
South East Asia has been always a big producer and consumer of pepper.
Supply of this product could [...]

Mouse Click; Video of the Week - Robonaut R2

by António Espadinha Soares  

http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/
Most of space exploration nowadays is carried out by robots which bear no resemblance to their human creators. Most space exploration vehicles are automated boxes of instruments with solar panels and antennas sticking out of them. NASA and General Motors have teamed up once again to create R2 (just like Star Wars), a humanoid robot, or half-humanoid [...]

Ask The Vet: Conflict between dogs

by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester

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Bacalhau à braz (Codfish with eggs and fries)

by Carlos Balona Gomes
Photo by Fabrizio Croce

Bacalhau à Braz is another typical Portuguese codfish recipe, made from codfish flakes, onion and garlic, thin strips of fried potatoes, all bounded by eggs. Bairro Alto, in Lisbon, is probably the original place of this recipe were a taverner had the brilliant idea of mixing all those ingredients.
Nowadays you can find this recipe all over the country as well as in Portuguese and Macanese restaurants here in Macau.
This time I used good size codfish flakes and not so thin fries so that you can notice very well the ingredients. Then, I involved the eggs very gently to avoid shredding everything.
You want a real Bacalhau à Braz, not a  [...]

Ancient and modern: First science academy is 350 years old

by Richard Ingham

From its classical pillars and porticoed entrance to its oil paintings of great men and women and archives that include the death mask of Sir Isaac Newton, history sits grandly on the Royal Society in London.
Scientists who visit its headquarters overlooking the tree-lined avenue that runs from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace tend to enter  [...]

Zoom: How about the ‘Cash handouts’?

Photo by Manuel Cardoso, text by Gilberto Lopes, Journalist

Casinos revenues grow and yet, life for the elderly is harder … Not enough cash to see through the day, worse still for ‘laisee’ giving. And now … who knows if this year we’re getting the cash handouts from the Government?!  [...]